Improvement in methods of utilizing the leather of old card-clothing



F. E. BRUMMIT. METHOD OF UTILIZING THE LEATHER OFIOLD CARD CLOTHING.No.177,466. Patented M'ay16,1876.

Innessss:

ZZZZZQ N- PETERS. PNOTGLITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK E. BRUMMIT, OF WALPOLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENTIN METHODS OF UTILIZING THE LEATHER OF OLD CARD-CLOTHING.

Specification forinin g part of Letters Patent No, 177,466, dated May16, 1876; application filed January 22, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK ELLINGWORTH BRUMMIT, ot' Walpole, in thecounty of Norfolkand State of Massach usetts,-have invented a new anduseful Improvement in the Method of Utilizing the Leather of Old(lard-Clothing, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists of amethod of utilizing the leather of old andworn-out card-clothin g for new clothing, and thus effecting a largesaving of material, now wholly wasted,

I take the old card-clothing as it now comes from the mills and isthrown away, remove the teeth, a-nd gum the leather with gum-tragacanth,and then reset the leather with new teeth, pricking the holes in theopposite way to the first setting, so that they will not go n the sameholes which they would be liable 0 do it set in the same direction. Thegum fills the old holes, and in some measure restores the leather tothe. original condition for receiving and holding the teeth.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the back of a piece of old card-clothingpartly set with new teeth, and Fig. 2- is a side elevation.

Similar letters of reference indicate corrcsponding parts.

A represents the leather, and B the teeth, which are the same asordinary clothing, except the leather has the holes previously pricked,and now filled up with gum-traga canth, as I propose for preparing itfor the new teeth. The holes are pricked crosswise of the old holes, sothat the teeth cannot be set in the old holes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The method of utilizing the leather of old ,vcard-clothing by treating it with gum-tragacanth, and resetting it withteeth reversely to the original teeth, substantially as specified.

FltAN K ELLINGWORTH BBUMMIT. Witnesses FREDERIG GUILD, SAML. E. GUILD.

